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“For the first time in my career, I’m genuinely excited and enthusiastic about a work of mine…one that I own, and believe could work marvelously in a different medium…being adapted for the screen,” Watchmen author Alan Moore says in a rare quote about his new fantasy novel, The Great When, getting a TV adaptation. In a competitive bidding situation, Colin Callender‘s production company Playground has landed the rights to the book by the famous graphic novelist [...]
“In Playground, I feel that I’ve connected with people who respect both me and the narrative and are receptive to such input as I can offer,” he said. “And, given Playground’s track record, I have little doubt that this will be anything short of spectacular. It’s taken me some time, but I think at last I’m ready for my closeup.”
Playground landed the rights to The Great When competing against a slew of other suitors. “We did take a big swing with this, really, we wrote a big check to get this,” Callender said.
Talks are already underway with writers for the adaptation. While only the first book has been published, “the roadmap is completely laid out,” with Moore working on the rest of the novels [...]
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